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01 Nov
A new study finds adults 50 and older with sleep apnea face an increased risk of dementia, and researchers say the link is most significant in women as they age.
31 Oct
A new study finds obese teens who undergo bariatric surgery sustain major health benefits 10 years after the procedure -- including remission from type 2 diabetes, significant weight loss and lower blood pressure.
30 Oct
A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board.
“I’m not aware of anything else like this,” said Adriane Casalotti, chief of government and public affairs for the National Association of County and Cit... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek," has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
"I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incre... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
There's just something about sitting.
New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart -- even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise.
“Taking a quick walk after work may not be enough" to offset the health dangers of sitting, said study lead author Chandra Reynolds. She's... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study shows.
British children who endured wartime rationing of sugar wound up with lifelong health benefits, researchers discovered.
Sugar restrictions during kids’ first 1,000 days after conception was associate... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
Many people turn to mindfulness meditation to help them manage their chronic pain, a practice that’s been used for centuries.
However, it’s been an open question whether meditation is simply functioning as a placebo, rather than actually quelling pain.
Now, a new study involving brain scans has revealed that's not the cas... Full Page
November 4, 2024
Alzheimer’s disease patients prescribed fistfuls of daily drugs are at greater risk of harm, a new study warns.
Patients with Alzheimer’s prescribed five or more daily medications suffer from more symptoms, falls and hospitalizations, and they are at greater risk of death, researchers found.
“They also experienced m... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
Menopausal women with frequent hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.
Middle-aged women who regularly suffer those well-known symptoms of menopause are 50% more likely to wind up with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported recently in the journal JAMA Network Open.
“... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 4, 2024
Huntington's disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope.
Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, this severely hampers brain function and patients lose the ability to talk... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter November 2, 2024
Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting.
Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on how to take some of the pain out of the process.
The purpose of a colonoscopy is to examine the colon and rectum for abnormalitie... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Yoga can help ease chronic low back pain, even if the classes are conducted online, a new study shows.
Guidelines recommend using physical therapy or yoga to treat lower back pain before moving on to painkillers, but it can be tough for some people to make it to a yoga studio.
“Attending yoga classes in person can be challengin... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
The GLP-1 drug semaglutide can help obese people manage debilitating knee arthritis, a new trial has found.
People who received weekly injections of semaglutide -- the active agent in the diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-loss medication Wegovy -- had a nearly 14% decrease in their body weight after 68 weeks, compared with 3% of people ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Hillary Fisher thinks receiving weight-loss surgery as a teenager put her on the path to a better life.
Fisher is one of 260 teens who participated in a long-term study which recently concluded that weight-loss surgery can bring lasting health benefits for obese teenagers.
“It changed my life,” Fisher, now 31, said in a n... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Sleep apnea appears to increase a person's odds of developing dementia, a new study finds.
The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a research team from the University of Michigan.
Luckily, there are treatments available to help ease sleep apnea, noted study lead author Dr. Tiffany Braley.
“These pot... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Smokers diagnosed with cancer often shrug and keep lighting up, figuring a few more butts won’t make much difference.
They’re very mistaken, a new study finds.
Smokers are 22% to 26% less likely to die if they quit following a cancer diagnosis, researchers found.
The best outcomes occurred in patients who quit withi... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Seniors who’ve had a heart attack should probably delay any elective surgeries for three to six months, a new study advises.
People aged 67 and older face double to triple the risk of life-threatening complications -- like a stroke or a second heart attack -- if they move forward with elective surgery too soon following a heart attac... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Folks with more money and better education are at less risk for developing dementia as they grow older, a new study shows.
People with advantaged backgrounds are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, and to progress from there to dementia, researchers found.
They also have a better chance of fending off mild cognitive imp... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 1, 2024
Cirrhosis, hepatitis infection and other causes can trigger liver fibrosis -- a potentially lethal stiffening of tissue that, once begun, is irreversible.
For many patients, a liver transplant is their only hope.
However, research at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles may offer patients a glimmer of hope. Scientists there say they've suc... Full Page
November 1, 2024
Are people with autism less able to "read" the nefarious intent of criminals, leaving them more vulnerable to scams or coercion into criminal activity?
It's been a common notion among trial lawyers, the Australian researchers behind a new report say, but it's not grounded in any real evidence.
"This perspective may not hold up under ... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter October 31, 2024
Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty rash that can take months to bring under control.
Despite the name, ringworm isn't any kind of worm but instead is a fungus, Trichophyton mentagrophytes. It's more commonly known as jock itch (when it affect... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter October 31, 2024
In a finding that challenges conventional thinking on when people with failing heart valves but no symptoms should get surgery, a new study suggests these patients would fare far better if they had their valves replaced right away with a minimally invasive procedure.
The results, published this week in the New England Journal of M... Full Page